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PEST MANAGEMENT G.R. NO. 156041

ASSOCIATION OF THE

PHILIPPINES (PMAP),represente !" #ts Pres#ent, Present$

MAN%EL &. CHA'E,

Pet#t#ner, *NARES+SANTIAGO, J.,

(Chairperson)A%STRIA+MARTINE,

+ ers-s + CALLE&O, SR.,

CHICO+NAARIO, n

NACH%RA, JJ.

FERTILIER AN/ PESTICI/E

A%THORIT* (FPA), SECRETAR*

OF THE /EPARTMENT OFAGRIC%LT%RE, FPA OFFICER+

IN+CHARGE CESAR M. /RILON,

AN/ FPA /EP%T* /IRECTOR

/ARIO C. SAL%ARSE,Respnents. Pr-23te$

Fe!r-r" 1, 00

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

T7#s res2es t7e Pet#t#n 8r Re#e9 n Certiorarisee:#n3 t set s#e t7e /e;#s#n-e?n C#t", rn;7 @0 (RTC) te Ne!er 5, 00.T7e ;se ;en;e -pn pet#t#ners 8#2#n3 8 Pet#t#n Fr /e;2rtr" Re2#e8 #t7 Pr"er Fr Iss-n;e O8 A r#t O8

Pre2##nr" InB-n;t#n AnOr Teprr" Restr#n#n3 Orer 9#t7 t7e RTC n &n-r" 4, 00. Pet#t#ner, nn+st;: ;rprt#n

-2" r3n#?e n e#st#n3 -ner t7e 29s 8 t7e P7#2#pp#nes, #s n ss;#t#n 8 pest#;#e 7n2ers -2" 2#;ense !"

respnentFert#2#?er n Pest#;#e A-t7r#t" (FPA). It D-est#ne t7e 2##t" 8 Se;t#n .1 8 t7e 1@ Pest#;#e Re3-2tr" P2#;#esn Ip2eent#n3 G-#e2#nes, 97#;7 pr#es t7-s$

.1 Prte;t#n 8 Prpr#etr" /t

Data submitted to support the irst u!! or "o#ditio#a! re$istratio# o a pesti"ide a"ti%e i#$redie#t i#

the &hi!ippi#es 'i!! be $ra#ted proprietar( prote"tio# or a period o se%e# (ears rom the date o su"h

re$istratio#.Duri#$ this period subse)ue#t re$istra#ts ma( re!( o# these data o#!( 'ith third part(

authori*atio# or other'ise must submit their o'# data.A8ter t7#s per#, 22 t " !e 8ree2" ;#te #n s-pprt

8 re3#strt#n !" n" pp2#;nt, pr#e ;n#n;#n3 pr8 #s s-!#tte t7t t7e pr-;t !e#n3 re3#stere #s #ent#;2

r s-!stnt#22" s##2r t n" ;-rrent re3#stere pest#;#e, r #88ers n2" #n 9"s t7t 9-2 nt s#3n#8#;nt2"

#n;rese t7e r#s: 8 -nresn!2e erse e88e;ts.Pest#;#es 3rnte pr#s#n2 re3#strt#n -ner P./. 1144 9#22 !e ;ns#ere 8#rst re3#stere #n 1@, t7e

te 8 t7e /e;ree.

Pest#;#e pr-;ts #n 97#;7 t #s st#22 -ner prte;t#n s722 !e re8erre t s prpr#etr" pest#;#es, n22 t7ers s ;#t" pest#;#es. (Ep7s#s s-pp2#e)

Pet#t#ner r3-e t7t t7e spe;#8#; pr#s#n n t7e prte;t#n 8 t7e prpr#etr" t #n FPAs Pest#;#e Re3-2tr" P2#;#es

n Ip2eent#n3 G-#e2#nes #s -n298-2 8r 3#n3 ;-nter t t7e !Be;t#es 8 Pres#ent#2 /e;ree N. 1144 (P./. N. 1144) 8re;ee#n3 t7e 2##ts 8 e2e3te -t7r#t" n 8r en;r;7#n3 n t7e e;2-s#e B-r#s#;t#n 8 t7e Inte22e;t-2 Prpert" O88#;e.

On Ne!er 5, 00, t7e RTC #s#sse t7e pet#t#n 8r e;2rtr" re2#e8 8r 2;: 8 er#t. T7e RTC 7e2 t7t t7e FPA #

nt e;ee t7e 2##ts 8 #ts e2e3te -t7r#t" #n #ss-#n3 t7e8re;#te Se;t#n .1 8 t7e G-#e2#nes 3rnt#n3 prte;t#n tprpr#etr" t !e;-se t7e #ss-n;e 8 t7e 8re;#te Se;t#n 9s 2# eer;#se 8 #ts p9er t re3-2te, ;ntr2 n ee2p

t7e pest#;#e #n-str" -ner P./. 1144

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/#sst#s8#e 9#t7 t7e RTC /e;#s#n, pet#t#ner resrte t 8#2#n3 t7#s pet#t#n 8r re#e9 n certiorari97ere t7e 8229#n3

#ss-es re r#se$

I

HETHER OR NOT RESPON/ENT FPA HAS ACTE/ E*ON/ THE SCOPE OF ITS /ELEGATE/

POER HEN IT GRANTE/ A SE'EN+*EAR PROPRIETAR* PROTECTION TO /ATA S%MITTE/ TOS%PPORT THE FIRST F%LL OR CON/ITIONAL REGISTRATION OF A PESTICI/E INGRE/IENT IN THE

PHILIPPINES

II

HETHER OR NOT RESPON/ENT FPA IS ENCROACHING ON THE ECL%SI'E &%RIS/ICTION

OF THE INTELLECT%AL PROPERT* OFFICE (IPO) HEN IT INCL%/E/ IN ITS PESTICI/E

REG%LATOR* POLICIES AN/ IMPLEMENTING G%I/ELINES THE S%&ECT SE'EN+*EARPROPRIETAR* /ATA PROTECTION

III

HETHER OR NOT SAI/ PROPRIETAR* /ATA PROTECTION IS AN %NLAF%L RESTRAINT

OF FREE TRA/E

I'

HETHER OR NOT SAI/ PROPRIETAR* /ATA PROTECTION R%NS CO%NTER TO THE

O&ECTI'ES OF P./. NO. 1144

'

HETHER OR NOT THE REGIONAL TRIAL CO%RT OF >%EON CIT*, RANCH @0,

COMMITTE/ A RE'ERSILE ERROR HEN IT %PHEL/ THE 'ALI/IT* OF SECTION .1 OF THEPESTICI/E REG%LATOR* POLICIES AN/ IMPLEMENTING G%I/ELINES ISS%E/ * RESPON/ENT

FPA.

Respnents, n t7e t7er 7n, #nt#n t7t t7e pr#s#n n t7e prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr" t #n t7e FPAs Pest#;#eRe3-2tr" P2#;#es n Ip2eent#n3 G-#e2#nes #s 2# n 2e32 s #t es nt #2te t7e !Be;t#es 8 P./. N. 1144 t7e

prpr#etr" t re s-!stnt#2 sset 97#;7 -st !e prte;te t7e prte;t#n 8r 2##te n-!er 8 "ers es nt ;nst#t-te-n298-2 restr#nt 8 8ree tre n s-;7 pr#s#n es nt en;r;7 -pn t7e B-r#s#;t#n 8 t7e Inte22e;t-2 Prpert" O88#;e.

Respnents ep-n t7t s#n;e -ner P./. N. 1144, t7e FPA #s nte t re3-2te, ;ntr2 n ee2p t7e pest#;#e

#n-str", #t 9s ne;essr" t pr#e 8r s-;7 prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr" t, t7er9#se, pest#;#e 7n2ers 9#22 pr2#8erte t

t7e t7e etr#ent 8 t7e #n-str" n t7e p-!2#; s#n;e t7e #n7erent t#;#t" 8 pest#;#es re 7?r-s n re ptent#2 en#rnent;nt#nnts.

T7e" 2s p#nte -t t7t t7e prte;t#n -ner t7e ss#2e Pest#;#e Re3-2tr" P2#;#es n Ip2eent#n3 G-#e2#nes #s

9rrnte, ;ns#er#n3 t7t t7e ee2pent 8 prpr#etr" t #n2es n #nestent 8 n" "ers n 2r3e s-s 8 ne", t7-st7e t 3enerte !" n pp2#;nt #n s-pprt 8 7#s pp2#;t#n 8r re3#strt#n re 9ne n prpr#etr" t 7#. Mreer, s#n;e t7e

prte;t#n ;;re t t7e prpr#etr" t #s 2##te #n t#e, t7en s-;7 prte;t#n #s resn!2e n es nt ;nst#t-te -n298-2

restr#nt 8 tre.

Lst2", respnents ep7s#?e t7t t7e pr#s#n n prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr" t es nt -s-rp t7e 8-n;t#ns 8 t7e

Inte22e;t-2 Prpert" O88#;e (IPO) s#n;e ptent n t prte;t#n re t9 #88erent tters. A ptent pr7#!#ts 22 -n2#;ense

:#n3, -s#n3 n se22#n3 8 prt#;-2r pr-;t, 97#2e t prte;t#n ;;re !" t7e FPA ere2" preents ;p"#n3 r -n-t7r#?e

-se 8 n pp2#;nts t, !-t n" t7er prt" " #nepenent2" 3enerte n -se 7#s 9n t. It #s 8-rt7er r3-e t7t -nerRep-!2#; A;t N. @ (R.A. N. @), t7e 3rnt 8 p9er t t7e IPO t #n#ster n #p2eent Stte p2#;#es n #nte22e;t-2

prpert" #s nt e;2-s#nr" s t7e IPO #s een 229e t ;r#nte 9#t7 t7er 3ernent 3en;#es t 8r-2te n #p2eent

p2ns n p2#;#es t stren3t7en t7e prte;t#n 8 #nte22e;t-2 prpert" r#37ts.

T7e pet#t#n #s e# 8 er#t.

T7e 29 !e#n3 #p2eente !" t7e ss#2e Pest#;#e Re3-2tr" P2#;#es n Ip2eent#n3 G-#e2#nes #s P./. N. 1144,

ent#t2e Creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority and Abolishing the Fertilizer Industry Authority. As stte #n t7e Pre!2e 8

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s# e;ree, t7ere #s n -r3ent nee t ;rete te;7n#;22"+r#ente 3ernent -t7r#t" eD-#ppe 9#t7 t7e reD-#re epert#se

t re3-2te, ;ntr2 n ee2p !t7 t7e 8ert#2#?er n t7e pest#;#e #n-str#es. (%ners;r#n3 s-pp2#e) T7e e;ree 8-rt7er pr#e s

8229s$

Se;t#n 6.Powers and Functions. T7e FPA s722 7e B-r#s#;t#n, er 22 e#st#n3 7n2ers 8 pest#;#es, 8ert#2#?ers

n t7er 3r#;-2t-r2 ;7e#;2 #np-ts. T7e FPA s722 7e t7e 8229#n3 p9ers n 8-n;t#ns$

I. Common to Fertilizers, Pesticides and other Agricultural Chemicals

4. T pr-23te r-2es n re3-2t#ns 8r t7e re3#strt#n n 2#;ens#n3 8 7n2ers 8 t7ese pr-;ts,

;22e;t 8ees pert#n#n3 t7eret, s 9e22 s t7e rene92, s-spens#n, re;t#n, r ;n;e22t#n 8 s-;7

re3#strt#n r 2#;enses n s-;7 t7er r-2es n re3-2t#ns s " !e ne;essr" t #p2eent t7#s /e;ree

Se;t#n .Power to Issue Rules and Regulations to Implement ecree.T7e FPA #s 7ere!" -t7r#?e t #ss-e r

pr-23te r-2es n re3-2t#ns t #p2eent, n ;rr" -t t7e p-rpses n pr#s#ns 8 t7#s /e;ree.

/# t7e FPA 3 !e"n #ts e2e3te p9er n -ner#ne t7e !Be;t#es 8 P./. N. 1144 !" #ss-#n3 re3-2t#ns t7t pr#e 8r

prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr" tJ T7e ns9er #s #n t7e ne3t#e.

%ner P./. N. 1144, t7e FPA #s 3#en t7e !r p9er t #ss-e r-2es n re3-2t#ns t #p2eent n ;rr" -t t7e p-rpses npr#s#ns 8 s# e;ree, #.e., t re3-2te, ;ntr2 n ee2p t7e pest#;#e #n-str". In 8-rt7ern;e 8 s-;7 ens, t7e FPA sees t7e

prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr" t s ne 9" 8 8-28#22#n3 #ts nte. InRepublic !. "andiganbayan,

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T7ere #s 2s n e#en;e 97tseer t s-pprt pet#t#ners 22e3t#n t7t t7e 3rnt 8 prte;t#n t prpr#etr" t 9-2

res-2t #n restr#n#n3 8ree tre. Pet#t#ner # nt -;e n" re2#!2e t t pre #ts !re 22e3t#n t7t t7e prte;t#n 8 prpr#etr"

t 9-2 -n-2" restr#;t tre n pest#;#es. F-rt7erre, s 7e2 #nAssociation o$ Philippine Coconut esiccators !. PhilippineCoconut Authority,+01+4@0 #s A22IRMED.SO ORDERED.

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